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Buttermilk Pies
By Sj
This has become a family tradition for the Holidays
- 2 9" pie crusts
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 flour
- 1 stick butter or oleo
Freezer Shortbread
By jamiikay
Yummy shortbread slices with crispy coloured sugar around the rims!
- - 2 cups butter
- - 1 cup white sugar
- - 2 tsp vanilla extract
- - 4 cups flour
- - coloured decorating sugars: we use red, green and white at Christmas
- - waxed paper
Butter Cream Icing (Wedding cupcakes)
By cckauffm
Cream butter and crisco. Slowly incorporate ingredients
- 1/2 c softened butter
- 1/2 c crisco
- 1 lb conf sugar
- 2 TSP milk
- 1 tsp vanilla (clear)
Eggnog
By duncanmom
Mix all ingredients in blender til smooth
- 6 eggs
- 1c sugar
- 1/2 salt
- 1qt light cream
- nutmeg to taste
- 1/4 - 1/2 c rum to taste
Pecan pie
By Crazyspices
Crust- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and cut the butter through to resemble crumbs
- For the pie crust
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 4 tbsp iced water
- 1/2 cup chilled butter
- Filling:
- 3 eggs- beaten
- 3/4 cup corn syrup
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- Pinch salt
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 1 cup halved pecans, more for decor
Aunt Angies Reuben Dip
By brandipirich
in crockpot cook on low sauerkraut for 6 hrs drain juices
- 10 oz Sauerkraut
- 1/2 lb corned beef
- 1 pk cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 12 oz swizz cheese
- choice of serving crackers
Mincemeat Bars
By Dakota
Mom always made these at Christmas
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 cup shortening (margarine)
- 1 can/jar Mincemeat ( approx. 28 oz.)
Christmas Spiced Zucchini Jam
By Scad_1961
The day before, place in a pan, zucchini cut into small pieces, lemon pulp, zest, cinnamon and whole vanilla bean ...
- 2-3 lbs zucchini, unpeeled but cored
- 3.5 oz dried apricots cut into 4
- 3.5 oz raisins blond
- 2.5 cups preserving sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 1 lime zest and pulp separate
- 1 teaspoon gingerbread spice
Apple Jelly Glazed Ham
By kitchenqueen
Heat oven to 325 degrees
- 1 5# Ham
- Glaze:
- 1 10-oz jar apple jelly
- 1 t lemon juice
- 1/2 t cinnamon
- dash of nutmeg
Brandy Glazed Ham
By cellis
Put the ham, fat side up in a pan
- 1 smoked or ready to eat ham
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp. prepared mustard
- 1/2 cup brandy
Whole Turkey
By ricetreats33
Place turkey breast down in a bag in the pan
- Turkey
- Butter
- pepper
Christmas cake Gramma Brett
By Lizzyanderson
Combine raisins, cherries, mixed fruit and crushed pineapple, let stand overnight, in morning sprinkle with ½ cup ...
- 1 lb. sultana raisins
- ½ lb. Red and green glazed cherries
- 2/3 cup mixed fruit
- 1 15oz tin crushed pineapple
- ¼ cup flour
- ¾ cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp. baking powder
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
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